自修

zìxiū
verb #35,681

Meanings

  1. 1 to study on one's own
  2. 2 to self-study
  3. 3 (noun) self-study period (in school)

Examples

Tā zài jiā zìxiū Fǎyǔ.
He's self-studying French at home.
Wǎn zìxiū cóng qī diǎn kāishǐ.
Evening self-study starts at seven.

Tips

culture
自修 ("evening self-study") is a fixture of Chinese middle and high schools — students stay in classrooms after dinner doing homework under teacher supervision, often until 9 or 10 PM. The closely related 自习 (zìxí) is more common in mainland educational contexts; 自修 has a slightly more formal / Taiwanese flavor.

Stroke Order

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